Japanese Literature Rewards No One
In a dim reflection of Japan’s rootless young people in 2025, the coveted literary awards, Akutagawa and Naoki, awarded … no one.
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Sayaka Murata on Convenience Store Virtues
Sayaka Murata’s award-winning debut, Convenience Store Woman, finds that when social life becomes too much, even a convenience store can be a welcome refuge.